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• Retailers Take A New Approach To Addressing Out-of-Stocks

  Retailing has always been a tough business, marked by demanding consumers, tight profit margins and intense competition. Retailers – even the most successful ones – also have had to confront and overcome various operational challenges such as managing inventories, controlling shrink, representing their brands in an innovative and attractive manner and maximizing every square foot of selling space, while improving shoppers’ experience.

• The Benefits And Challenges Of Operating Pop-Up Stores

  For those in the retail industry, in which consumer confidence is critical, a recession can drive revenue plummeting. Consumers struggling with fears of job loss, depleted income, increased debt, or other financial concerns, will spend less in stores on luxury and non-priority items. The longer the recession, the tighter consumers cinch their belts. For retailers, effective response to these circumstances is critical.

• Weights And Measures Laws: Can Using A Price Checking Device Provide An Exemption To The Law?

  Today, when the average consumer walks into a grocery store to buy a pound of beef, there is little doubt that what he is buying is exactly one pound of beef. Yet, a century ago, the story was much different.

• The Benefits And Challenges Of Self-Help Kiosks
• QlikView on Mobile: Beyond Reporting
• Business Discovery: Powerful, User-Driven BI

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IN-STORE SYSTEMS/OPERATIONS INDUSTRY PODCASTS

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  IP Video — Not Just For LP Any More

  There are so many things to consider when protecting your business — from article security to access control and many other things. They all impact the retailer’s bottom line. Starting with intrusion, access control and fire detection, many retailers face fines due to false alarms, and not to mention the fact that manpower is wasted brining in managers to check on the alarms.

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  How IP Video Benefits All Of Retail Operations

  Retailers are notoriously slow in migrating to new technology, but there has been a huge push towards IP Video lately. This is evident in a recent case study with Sachs Fifth Avenue in the June issue of Integrated Solutions for Retailers Magazine.

• How Technology Is Helping To Evolve The Omni-Channel Experience

  Technology in retail is enabling the rapid evolution from traditional siloed retailing channels to a true omni-channel retail experience, both for the customer and operations. Here Bob Johns, editor with Integrated Solutions For Retailers, talks with Andy Lloyd, GM of e-commerce products at NetSuite to see how this evolution is affecting retailers.

• Solving The Omni-Channel Puzzle

  Retailers are struggling to create a true omni-channel customer experience. Here Bob Johns, editor with Integrated Solutions For Retailers, talks with Chris Cunnane, senior research analyst with Aberdeen, to discuss the latest research on omni-channel retailing and who is driving the customer experience.

• RVCF’s Expanding Reach In Retail

  The Retail Value Chain Federation (RVCF), formerly the Vendor Compliance Federation, has expanded its reach into retail by expanding its focus to include all areas of the inventory management process from planning, to forecasting, to replenishment.

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IN-STORE/OPERATIONS NEWS

• Alliance Data Announces Long-Term Renewal And Expansion Agreement With Orchard Brands

  Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, recently announced its Retail Services business has signed a long-term renewal and expansion agreement to continue providing private label credit card services for Orchard Brands, a leading multichannel retailer of apparel and home products, focused on serving the rapidly growing market segment of women and men above the age of 50.

• AlfaPeople Partners With Shift4 To Bring Enhanced Security And Simplified PCI Compliance To Microsoft Dynamics AX Users
• The World’s Most Popular Industrial Mobile Computing Series Launches Industry’s Fastest Handheld Device: Motorola's MC9200
• Fujitsu Releases Latest Version Of U-Scan Self-Checkout Software
• PayAnywhere Supercharges Mobile Point Of Sale App For iOS

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RETAIL INDUSTRY VIDEOS

• Achieve Greater Productivity, Cost Reductions And Increased Sales By Setting Performance Objectives

  Set Budgets for Sales and up to 6 additional KPI’s, providing better metrics and assuring greater store performance.

• How “Big Pipes” Deliver Applications Faster

  Enjoy better performance for your bandwidth hungry applications. As your organization adopts new applications, such as cloud and mobile applications, digital signage, guest WiFi, and video-on-demand, you need to be sure your network keeps up with the growing bandwidth requirements. But this can be a tricky proposition. Capped at 1.5 Mbps, T1 access is often too slow for today’s needs, while Ethernet is often unavailable and too expensive. Don’t let your network slow down your business.

• How “Smart Pipes” Deliver Applications Smarter

  Doug Dillon, VP of Engineering gives an overview of Hughes' new HS1200 Broadband Optimization Appliance for distributed enterprises such as retail, restaurant, and hospitality. Topics discussed include how Hughes can prioritize real-time applications such as voice, and video over affordable broadband networks using the HS1200 appliance as part of Hughes Next Generation WAN. The HS1200 seamlessly integrates with Fortinet and Cisco routers.

• How “Reliable Pipes” Deliver Applications You Can Depend On

  Seejo Sebastine, Hughes Group Product Manager provides an overview of Hughes High Availability Networking (HAN) for distributed enterprises such as retail, restaurant, and hospitality. Topics discussed include how Hughes can provide automatic failover in case of landline failures to diverse wireless access to your remote branch location using 3G/4G and satellite as part of a comprehensive managed solution. Hughes also highlight its NOC diversity offering.

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